Westbury High School

1 Post Rd, Old Westbury NY, 11568 | Westbury Union Free School District | 516-876-5047
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1640
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 89% 58% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 4 in Old Westbury
  • Ranked #0 of 6246 in New York
Proficiency Averages
91%Old Westbury
56%New York

Westbury High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Westbury Union Free School District" in Old Westbury, NY. There are a total of 1,640 students and 101 teachers at Westbury High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 17 to 1.

Westbury High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 89.0%, which is 58% higher than the New York average.

Westbury High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1640
Teachers101
Student/Teacher ratio17:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Westbury High School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All87%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School87%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All91%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School91%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Westbury High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew YorkNational
White 1.5% 1.5% 64.4% 51.1%
Black 37.5% 28.7% 13.2% 15.9%
Asian 1.0% 1.1% 4.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 59.6% 68.2% 15.2% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.2% 0.6% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.3% 0.3% 2.0% 3.1%

Old Westbury demographics profile

StatisticOld WestburyNew YorkNational
Population4,61819,453,561328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)53941391
Median age27.538.237.7
Male/Female ratio0.8:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)46%52%55%
Speak English64%70%79%
Speak Spanish6%15%13%

Education level achieved in Old Westbury

IndexOld WestburyNew YorkNational
Completed 8th grade96.4%83.5%84.3%
Completed high school96.3%82.1%83.0%
Completed some college85.8%59.5%59.4%
Completed associate degree80.9%43.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors74.3%34.7%30.3%
Completed masters43.6%15.1%11.5%
Completed professional degree27.4%4.2%3.3%
Completed doctorate7.2%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Westbury High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.